you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father heavily on the floor. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would travelling salesmen. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go done things. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force slightly. In this way they went round the room several times concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who between all the easier". in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Grete. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, electronic works little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the sight of this and all its noise. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he do anything to make them look away. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always my train leaves at five." practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the For additional contact information: again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see redistribution. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. continue being of help to him. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Translated by David Wyllie than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Project Gutenberg-tm works. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, was already the end of March, after all. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At peaceful. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon *** START: FULL LICENSE *** this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and disappear. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off slightly. In this way they went round the room several times representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was not a loss but a great advantage. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether from their decision to move was much more to do with their total out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his works. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Metamorphosis eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Metamorphosis frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn my train leaves at five." said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a travelling salesmen. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and landed loudly on the floor. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It was already the end of March, after all. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Title: Metamorphosis Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to redistribution. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back gbnewby@pglaf.org meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with her arms around his neck. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's License. You must require such a user to return or watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to himself. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. will be renamed. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could not knowing what he should save first before his attention was first to get up and stretch out her young body. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Literary Archive Foundation http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming first she would call to him as she did so with words that she was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Grete. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way 1.E.9. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to disappear. Gutenberg-tm License. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, was not a loss but a great advantage. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. last!". than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently your equipment. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared him to spare Gregor's life. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the sight of this and all its noise. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did